Key Responsibilities
Design and Specification:
Design masonry support and lintels to current standards for all specified products.
Specify both standard and custom-made items.
Design special steel lintels and windposts, preparing detailed sketches and drawings using AutoCAD and Solidworks.
Load Assessments:
Perform load assessments on lintels using ‘BS5977-1: Method for assessment of load’ based on architects’ and structural engineers’ drawings.
Provide hand and software calculations, including Finite Element Analysis (FEA).
Quality Control:
Conduct spot checks on products during manufacture, ensuring structural integrity.
Technical Support:
Provide technical customer service both internally and externally.
Attend design meetings and site visits to develop and maintain customer relationships.
Reporting:
Collate information and prepare clear, structured technical reports on site findings.
Project Management:
Manage multiple projects with a proactive client focus.
Maintain all necessary information and records to ensure successful project execution and completion.
Training and Development:
Conduct product presentations as a training aid for staff, customers and site installers.
Health and Safety:
• Champion Health and Safety in the workplace and challenge unsafe behaviour.
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Key Skills and Competencies
2:1 Degree: Engineering-related discipline e.g. Structural, Civil Engineering.
Proficiency in Design Software: Skilled in AutoCAD and Solidworks for preparing detailed sketches and drawings.
Technical Knowledge: In-depth understanding of current standards for designing masonry support and lintels.
Load Assessment Expertise: Experience performing load assessments using ‘BS5977-1: Method for assessment of load’ and conducting hand and software calculations, including Finite Element Analysis (FEA).
Quality Assurance: Ability to conduct spot checks on products during manufacture to ensure structural integrity.
Customer Service Skills: Strong technical customer service abilities for both internal and external clients.
Effective Communication: Excellent communication skills for attending design meetings, site visits, and developing customer relationships.
Technical Reporting: Competence in collating information and preparing clear, structured technical reports on site findings.
Project Management: Proven ability to manage multiple projects proactively, maintaining necessary information and records for successful execution and completion.
Training and Presentation Skills: Experience conducting product presentations as training aids for staff, customers and site installers.
Attention to Detail: High level of accuracy in specifying standard and custom-made items and ensuring all design specifications are met.